Cruel World
Holly Humberstone
RELEASE DATE: 10 April 2026
LABEL : Polydor
FORMAT:
Indies exclusive pearl white vinyl
Holly Humberstone returns with her highly anticipated second album, 'Cruel World'. Holly delivers a record that lives in the tension between pain and pleasure, where chaos and acceptance sit side by side.
Renowned for her forensic songwriting — earning an Ivor Novello nomination for her debut EP and winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022 — Holly has evolved into a global force whose lucid, emotionally piercing storytelling resonates far beyond her own walls.
On 'Cruel World', she escapes into a dark fairytale of her own making, where childhood relics, monsters and memory collide, resulting in her most immersive, introspective and compelling body of work to date.
Renowned for her forensic songwriting — earning an Ivor Novello nomination for her debut EP and winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022 — Holly has evolved into a global force whose lucid, emotionally piercing storytelling resonates far beyond her own walls.
On 'Cruel World', she escapes into a dark fairytale of her own making, where childhood relics, monsters and memory collide, resulting in her most immersive, introspective and compelling body of work to date.
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